THE WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY
March 24
The Ottawa Gatineau International Auto
Show is showcasing more than 25 manufacturers, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ottawa Convention Centre. Tickets are $15. autoshowottawa.com
The documentary Rafea: Solar Mama, the final
film of the Wakefield International Film
Festival, is about an illiterate Bedouin woman sent to become a solar engineer in six weeks at a special course in India, 5:30 p.m., Wakefield LaPêche Community Centre, 38 Valley Road. With English subtitles. wakefieldfilmfestival.ca
Young chefs are invited
to decorate their own
chocolate egg to take home at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Children’s Museum Studio at noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets are $4 per child at the museum box office. Then, search for the 12 golden eggs hidden throughout the Children’s Museum until April 1. civilization.ca
MONDAY March 25
Come on Down! The
Price is Right is in Ottawa with host Todd Newton and the chance to win prizes at two shows: 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Only those with tickets and who register will be considered in the random contestant draw. nac-cna.ca
Table registration has
begun for the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair
Spring Edition June 15 at the Jack Purcell Community Centre. Visit smallpressbookfair.blogspot.ca for more information. Deadline to be included in the catalogue is June 1.
A Company of Fools is hosting its annual Ottawa Theatre
Challenge, a raucous event where local companies battle each other by performing improvised scenes using three items brought by another group, 7 p.m., NAC Fourth Stage. Proceeds to the ALS Society of Canada. fools.ca
TUESDAY March 26
The Friends of the Experimental Farm charity are putting out a call for crafters who want to participate in their fundraising Crafts and Bake Sale to be held April 20 in the picturesque surrounding. friendsofthefarm.ca Students considering medicine as a career are invited to the Pre-Med Club to get questions answered and see if medical school is right for you, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Pembroke Regional Hospital. Parents are also welcome. Sponsored by the Upper Ottawa Valley medical recruitment committee. recruitment@uovmrc.ca The Ottawa Horticultural Society is holding a free talk for small home and apartment dwellers called Vertical Veggies: Growing in a small space with Ken Brown, aimed at the, 7:30 p.m., Tom Brown Arena. ottawahort.org
WEDNESDAY
March 27
For one night only,
Spanish Flamenco dancer and choreographer María
Pagés and her Compañía perform Autorretrato (Self-portrait), a piece created after a request from Mikhail Baryshnikov, 8 p.m., National Arts Centre. nac-cna.ca
Heroes Behind the
Badge, a documentary about the sacrifices and service of law enforcement officers, will be screened 7 to 9 p.m., 101 Centrepointe Dr. Free, but donations accepted for the Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Next of Kin Fund. Learn about healthy aging and the four key behaviours to lessen risk of falls at the Ottawa Public Health workshop Taking Care of My Health, 7 p.m., Centrepointe branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Register at 613-5802710.
THURSDAY
March 28
Québécois comedian Stéphane Rousseau performs his no-holdsbarred autobiographical multimedia show Confessions with the help of Céline Dion’s lighting designer Yves Aucoin for three nights beginning tonight at 8 p.m., Salle Odyssée, 855 de la Gappe Blvd., Gatineau. salleodyssee.ca
Learn how to self-publish your book at The Digital
Marketplace workshop, hosted by the Ottawa Independent Writers, 7 p.m., Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St. Cost: $10 for non-members. oiw.ca Enjoy a candy-themed three-course dinner and a mysterious ‘live
cake war’ at Wish You Were This Sweet, hosted at the Algonquin College’s Restaurant International by the Event Management program to benefit the Children’s Wish Foundation, 6 p.m. Tickets are $40 wishyouwerethissweet.weebly.com
FRIDAY
March 29
Organist Matthew Larkin, soloists and The Southminster Choirs
perform Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, which explores Gregorian chants in a 20th-century musical style, in a Good Friday service, 7:30 p.m., Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave. Tickets: $20, $10 students. Icelandic ambient, post-rock band Sigur
Rós perform at Scotiabank Place, 8 p.m., capitaltickets.com
The Canada
Agriculture Museum is welcoming new animals every day, from baby chicks to lambs, and is hosting Easter Egg Hunts suitable for any age, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., until April 1.
SATURDAY
March 30
The Easter Bunny will pay a visit to the Diefenbunker. There will be eggs and chocolate bunnies to be found throughout the Cold War era museum, as well as crafts, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wakefield’s Black Sheep Inn hosts Motown funk, soul band The
Hornettes, so wear your dancing shoes, 8:30 p.m. theblacksheepinn.com Ottawa District Hockey Association Central Region AAA Championships pits amateur competitive hockey teams against each other until April 5, Brockville Memorial Centre.2013centralmidgetaaa.com